The native Mac app will bring its features to a more convenient dedicated window when it launches globally. In the meantime, Facebook does offer Messenger through a web app at. Following the French App Store listing in the United States confirms that the software isn’t yet meant for release in America.įacebook appears to have taken the Slack approach, basing Messenger on Electron and not Mac Catalyst, based on compatibility with macOS versions prior to Catalina. MacGeneration first spotted Facebook’s new Messenger app in the Mac App Store in France, but the app isn’t yet available in all regions yet. The app is now live, at least in one region, three months after that deadline. The desktop messaging software was first spotted last April in a leaked announcement that included a preview.Īt the time, Facebook was planning to ship Messenger for Mac by the end of 2019. Better late than never, right? Facebook is starting to ship its dedicated Messenger for macOS app through the Mac App Store.
